Farmer's pretty businesswoman

Chapter 211 Warmth (3)
After hearing this, the emperor and queen mother couldn't help but smile from ear to ear.

The emperor took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and said in a slightly distressed way: "General Lei has been guarding the border town, but there is a big desert between me and the grassland country, which is very unfavorable for marching and fighting, and also makes the border town The people have suffered year after year."

The queen mother nodded, looked at the emperor, and said: "The emperor does not need to be in a hurry. General Lei will definitely live up to the expectations of the emperor and the people of the world. Ai Jia believes that in the near future, General Lei will be able to bring the grassland country to sue for peace." Good news, returning in triumph. It’s just that the emperor’s three tax cuts are a good thing, but if this continues, the treasury will be empty.”

The queen mother does not think that Shangguan Chuchu and Prince Mu are outsiders, so she doesn't shy away from these things and speaks out in person.

Prince Mu cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, governing the country is like curing a disease. There is no way to cure a disease with a single dose of medicine. The late emperor conquered the country and spent another ten years to quell the civil strife. My dynasty is now in the recovery period, and everything is in a hurry. If you don’t come, laying a solid foundation is fundamental.”

Turning her eyes lightly, Shangguan Chuchu sighed secretly in her heart that the empress dowager and the emperor's mother and son have a tacit understanding, one complains about the war, and the other complains about finances. I'm afraid that the rush to call them into the palace this time is not as simple as simply accepting the dust.

The emperor and the queen mother looked at each other and nodded slightly.

The Empress Dowager continued to look at the painted jewelry box, her love was beyond words.

The maids and eunuchs in the main hall all looked at the painted box from time to time, showing love in their eyes.

This thing was originally imported from Western countries, no wonder it is so unique and beautiful.

Seeing this, Shangguan Chuchu stepped forward and gently pulled the small button on the top layer, then propped it up, and a glass mirror wrapped in gold rim appeared in front of everyone.The Empress Dowager probed her head and looked at herself in the mirror, she was very clear, and said pleasantly: "This is the mirror of the Western Country? It is much better than our bronze mirror."

Of course, the gap between the glass mirror and the copper mirror is not a little bit, and the edge of the glass is covered with gold wisps, and the pattern is also very pleasing, so the gap between the two is of course presented.

Shangguan Chuchu immediately opened the lower two layers, which were similar to Mu Lanchao's jewelry box.

"Western countries call this mirror a glass mirror. The clarity of this glass mirror is stronger than that of a copper mirror, but it has a disadvantage that it is easy to break. It will break into pieces as soon as it falls to the ground. This is the same as the porcelain cup I am facing. "Speaking, she looked at the emperor and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, my daughter saw an interesting thing in the Western Kingdom."

"Ruyi, hurry up and listen. The Ai family really likes to hear interesting stories." This time, the queen mother was obviously more impatient than the emperor.

"Yes, Empress Dowager." Blessing their bodies, Shangguan Chuchu and Prince Mu looked away, the corners of their lips curled up slightly, "In Western countries, businessmen are also branched down layer by layer. Responsible for production Manufacturers are responsible for first-hand sales, general agents are responsible for second-hand sales, and regional distributors are responsible for second-hand sales. In the middle, a part of the price will be deducted from the first floor. Things that cost ten pennies will be sold for forty pennies in the end."

"I saw it at the time and thought, why don't retailers go directly to the manufacturer to get the goods? Isn't it possible for him to have a bigger profit margin if he goes directly to the manufacturer? There are also some things that are sold from other countries, and the same is true. It branches down layer by layer. However, this foreign thing has more names, they have something called import tax, and it is said that this import tax is half of the general ledger of the treasury of Western countries."

The emperor listened in silence, frowning slightly, his eyes fixed on the painted jewelry box.

Prince Mu quietly picked up the teacup and sipped the tea silently.

Outside the main hall, the maids and eunuchs began to rush in and out, took away the tea, brought water for washing hands, waited for the masters to wash their hands, and then began to serve dishes in order.Prince Mu nodded to Eunuch Zhuo who was beside the emperor. Eunuch Zhuo agreed, bowed his head and whispered a few words in the emperor's ear. After getting the emperor's approval, he turned and left.

The Empress Dowager looked at Shangguan Chuchu with a smile on her face, made an elegant gesture, and said with a smile: "Prince Mu and Ruyi are exhausted all the way, so you don't have to be restrained here at Ai's house. Putting aside those red tapes for now, today's meal Let's be casual, everyone." After she finished speaking, she picked up the chopsticks first, and picked up a piece of eight-treasure duck that Mammy Shui had prepared for her.

Random again?

Shangguan Chuchu glanced at Prince Mu, his eyes flickered, and the father and daughter silently exchanged their guesses.

The emperor also smiled and picked up the jade bottle in front of the table, and motioned to Prince Mu, "Mu Aiqing, I congratulate you on reuniting with Ruyi father and daughter." And do.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great kindness." Prince Mu thanked quickly, picked up the wine bottle, and drank all the fine wine in it.

Xu Shi knew that Shangguan Chuchu never drank alcohol, the emperor only cared about drinking with Prince Mu, and never persuaded Shangguan Chuchu to drink from the beginning to the end, and Shangguan Chuchu also obeyed the old saying of eating without speaking, except for the occasional inquiry from the Queen Mother.

After drinking for three rounds, Eunuch Zhuo, who was next to the emperor, hurried in from the outside with a food box, "Report to the emperor, and the empress dowager, Princess Ruyi personally pickled all kinds of money, and the slave just brought it from the imperial dining room. Come."

Eunuch Zhuo's words mean that he has checked the contents here, and there will be no other problems.

This is the case in the imperial palace, but any food that is to be eaten by the emperor or the concubines in the harem must be inspected by a special person, and only after it is confirmed that it is not poisonous can it be offered to the masters.Otherwise, if you meet some people with ulterior motives, then these slaves, even if they have nine lives, will not be enough.

Shangguan Chuchu put down her chopsticks, got up and walked to Eunuch Zhuo, held the food box in both hands, knelt down on her knees, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, this wealth from all directions is a special product brought by Ruyi from Haiping County, although It’s simple food, but it’s better to try something new. Ruyi boldly offers it, and I hope the emperor and empress dowager will not laugh at it.”

The emperor and the empress dowager became interested just hearing about the money coming from all directions, and hearing that Shangguan Chuchu pickled it herself and brought it back from thousands of miles away. Get flattened!"

"Eunuch Zhuo, hurry up and present to me the wealth from all directions pickled by Princess Ruyi herself."

Smiling and shaking his head, Shangguan Chuchu declined Eunuch Zhuo's help, and walked towards the emperor and queen mother with the food box.For the crabs in the food box, Eunuch Zhuo had already divided them into two plates. Even the seasonings for dipping were ordered by the people in the imperial dining room to prepare them one by one according to Shangguan Chuchu's seasoning recipe, and quietly placed them in the corner of the food box. middle.

Shangguan Chuchu unhurriedly brought out money and seasonings from the food box, and then took out two sandalwood boxes, and placed them on the dining table in front of the emperor and the queen mother respectively.She gently opened the wooden box, and eight small items made of silver appeared in the eyes of the emperor and queen mother.

(End of this chapter)